hi all!
today i rendered a project as usual.
but as i switched on area shadow in the vraylight parameters, the image gets darker..
background dreamscape, dreamscape sun not illuminating scene, only sky..
did anyone ever seen something like this?
Stephan
It looks like a shadow from something… is there anything in the way of the sun and the scene?
That is weird.
Maybe a plane flew by just as you rendered 
Also try loweing your bias to 0.01, might help
no, the sun is in the same position..
Stephan
Can you send me the scene at nikki@chaosgroup.com so we can take a closer look.
Clean whatever is not necessary in it, to keep it small. Thank you !
Best regards,
nikki Candelero
no, changing the bias does not have any effect. and there is no plane..
Which V-Ray version are you using for this ! and the Host - MAX ?
Best regards,
nikki Candelero
max 5.1 and the latest offical vray.